1.Your Profile
People say we sound like Kings Of Leon had a baby with Hilltop Hoods and the godparents are The Cat Empire. If the devil cursed us and we had to perform onstage for eternity – that would be fucking awesome! Obviously, we like to encourage our fans to get naked and dance like crazy but sometimes they just dance – all are welcome.
2.Keeping Busy
2016 has been a busy year for us. We got a tiny little bit of love from triple j after our shows at Bigsound, we broke a crowdfunding record, toured loads and wrote heaps of cool new songs. We all sort of fell in love with the music again this year and touring with each other has been the highlight. Sometimes things get so busy and it’s easy to forget the reasons we spend all our time and money on this, but after 2016 the passion is burning high and we are heaps excited to record the album. We are actually planning to take some time off early next year to just write and perfect our new songs. It’ll be our first album and I think we have found the soul of the band.
3.Best Gig Ever
It is really hard to tell you what my favourite gig was. Partly because I have a girlfriend and maybe I love some gigs for the wrong reasons but also because every stage gives me a different high and I can’t choose. I’m not saying I’m a cheater; I’m just saying it’s nice when some people, attractive females in particular, appreciate our music enough to get a little bit naked. I try not to look though because I fuck up my words. Actually, Newtown Social last time was pretty wild. I stuffed up a few words there.
4.Current Playlist
I listen to loads of different music, as most people do, but at the moment I love listening to London Grammar. I’ve been listening to them for ages now but for some reason their album has been my go-to ever since I first heard ‘Strong’ a couple of years ago. I’m completely in love with Halsey too. She has this super sexy confidence and I love her.
5.Your Ultimate Rider
I always ask for a bottle of tequila, a few beers, a tub of honey, a lemon and a kettle to boil some water. For me the ultimate rider would be pretty simple. I’d just have exactly what I usually have but add an iPod speaker with full American hillbilly country music playing. Even though American country music is the epitome of what I hate about the music industry (i.e. fully formulated songs, rent-a-musicians and hired professional writers), I still love it so much. It feels good and it’s the best way to get drunk!
[King Social photo by Sarah Elsley]
King Social perform at Miranda Hotel on Sunday December 11.
